| treble | (v) sing treble |
| treble | (adj) three times as great or many, Syn. three-fold, threefold, triple, Example: a claim for treble (or triple) damages; a threefold increase |
| treble clef | (n) a clef that puts the G above middle C on the second line of a staff, Syn. G clef, treble staff |
| treble damages | (n) three times the amount that a court would normally find the injured party entitled to |
| double | (adj) having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; ; - R.W.Emerson; -Frederick Harrison, Syn. two-fold, dual, treble, three-fold, threefold, twofold, Example: a double (or dual) role for an actor; the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence; every episode has its double and treble meaning |
| flageolet | (n) a small fipple flute with four finger holes and two thumb holes, Syn. shepherd's pipe, treble recorder |
| soprano | (n) the pitch range of the highest female voice, Syn. treble |
| soprano | (adj) having or denoting a high range, Syn. treble, Example: soprano voice; soprano sax; the boy still had a fine treble voice; the treble clef |
| ternary | (adj) having three units or components or elements, Syn. triplex, treble, triple, Example: a ternary operation; a treble row of red beads; overcrowding made triple sessions necessary; triple time has three beats per measure; triplex windows |
| triple | (v) increase threefold, Syn. treble, Example: Triple your income! |
| Treble | a. [ OE. treble threefold, OF. treble, treible, L. triplus. See Triple. ] 1. Threefold; triple. [ 1913 Webster ] A lofty tower, and strong on every side
With treble walls. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Mus.) (a) Acute; sharp; as, a treble sound. Bacon. (b) Playing or singing the highest part or most acute sounds; playing or singing the treble; as, a treble violin or voice. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Treble | adv. Trebly; triply. [ Obs. ] J. Fletcher. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Treble | n. [ “ It has been said to be a corruption of triplum [ Lat. ], a third part, superadded to the altus and bassus (high and low).” Grove. ] (Mus.) The highest of the four principal parts in music; the part usually sung by boys or women; soprano. [ 1913 Webster ] ☞ This is sometimes called the first treble, to distinguish it from the second treble, or alto, which is sung by lower female voices. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Treble | v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Trebled p. pr. & vb. n. Trebling. ] 1. To make thrice as much; to make threefold. “Love trebled life.” Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. To utter in a treble key; to whine. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] He outrageously
(When I accused him) trebled his reply. Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Treble | v. i. To become threefold. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Trebleness | n. The quality or state of being treble; as, the trebleness of tones. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Treblet | n. Same as Triblet. [ 1913 Webster ] |
